Art and Photography Blog

Photos of Museum of Modern Art 1/05 Two

Here is the second post of my first visit to the new building.

 

Photos of the Musuem of Modern Art 1/05 - One

These were taken on a snowy day. It was my first time in the new building of the Museuam of Modern Art, one of my favorite museums. I was interested in the relationship of people and the art.

       

Tips on Creating Posters with Impact from Scamp

Here are some useful tips for poster artists from the blog Scamp written by a creative/creative director at BBH in London. He tells use that someone once said: "A poster should have no more than seven words on it."

 That person made a schoolboy error.

 You see, a poster should have NO words on it.” He goes on to explain why.

Scamp writes that no one is looking at a poster unless you make them. 

To catch their an eye, you need an image. I you use no words you are forced to use a strong self-explanatory image that will catch the eye and stick with their mind. This makes sense as people often ignore the words anyway and the words are not what draws you to the poster unless the poster uses very provocative words. Then Scamp writes, you should not use an image as it will compete with the words. Thanks to the IF team for pointing this out. There are 30 other tips on Scamp’s blog so take a look.

Photos of Doors of Quebec

Here are some doors in Quebec City in October 2007.
         

Photos of Flowers of Quebec

In mid October there were still many flowers in the window boxes of Quebec City. Here are some.
   

Mixing Art and Music at the Tate Modern

Happy New Year. Here is a great combination of music and art. With its Tate Tracks program, the Tate Modern in London has invited musicians to walk around the museum and find an art work to inspire them to write piece of music. Then each month the music will be accessible in front of the art work that inspired it. For one month the Tate Modern will be the only place you can hear the music.

I have been to the Tate Modern and it is a wonderful museum. I recommend checking this out. While you are in the area there are some wonderful restaurants on the South Bank such as the OXO Tower and Pont da le Tour.